Materials Data on HfScGe4 by Materials Project

Abstract

ScHfGe4 is Zirconium Disilicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sc is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ge atoms. There are a spread of Sc–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.12 Å. Hf is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ge atoms. There are a spread of Hf–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.13 Å. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc, two equivalent Hf, and two equivalent Ge atoms. Both Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.61 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc, four equivalent Hf, and two equivalent Ge atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc, two equivalent Hf, and four equivalent Ge atoms. All Ge–Ge bond lengths are 2.71 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc, two equivalent Hf, and four equivalent Ge atoms.